I read the entire series of The Chronicles of Narnia when I was around twelve years old. I enjoyed The Magician’s Nephew because it was a story of discovering a fantasy land full of adventure, but they could still return home to their normal lives. The curious children discovering a hidden passage way inside their house always interested me. I guess it’s the aspect of exploring that I loved doing as a child. My grandparent’s house was a huge old home that had a study or library. Somehow I always felt that if a secret passage way was to be found it was going to be at my grandparent’s house. I was always pulling out books trying to find a secret door. I was never as lucky as Polly for I never found one.
However, when I read the series The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe was the first book. I am interested to see how the change of order made by the publishers affects my feelings towards this book. Will it make this book more interesting? Will it change how Narnia was found and what happened?
“This is a story about something that happened long ago when your grandfather was a child.” The first line of the book, gives me the impression that this will be a historical story. Growing up I enjoyed hearing stories from when my grandfather was a child because it was a different time then. As I skim through the middle of the book I am noticing that the narrator is very descriptive. This will help me imagine what is going on. The narrator also seems to intrude such as Nesbit did in The Phoenix and the Carpet. I believe I will like this because I enjoyed how Nesbit did it. I feel it draws the reader closer into the story because they are learning something important that can be used in life. Overall I am looking forward to re-reading this book.
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